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  LWV Upper Mississippi River Region

LWV UMRR Annual Meeting 
june 9, 2026

Wetlands Matter!
LWV UMRR Annual Meeting
6pm on June 9, 2026 via Zoom
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Materials for the 2026 Annual Meeting follow ​
Materials will also be emailed to member League contact persons.  Delegates are asked to register for the meeting using the registration link in the button below .  Each of our 68 member Leagues is eligible to send a delegate.  Not sure if your League is a member?  See the list of "Member Leagues as of  May 3, 2026, on our membership page.   
The Business Meeting starts at 6pm sharp.  Delegates - please plan to sign into the Zoom by 5:45 so we can certify our count.  

Non-delegates are welcome to attend as well - the wetlands talk will begin at 7pm.  Please register for the meeting even if you are planning to attend only the wetlands talk.  

All who register will receive a link by email, and a reminder email the day before the meeting.   Those coming only for the 7pm talk may join at that time using the same link.   The button below will take you to the registration form.   ​
The Wetlands Initiative: Then, Now, Next
Paul Botts, Executive Director of the Wetlands Initiative
June 9 at 7pm

The Wetlands Initiative designs, restores and creates wetlands.  Immediately following the business meeting, Paul Botts, Executive Director of TWI, will describe their work in restoring farmland and industrial sites to vibrant wetlands teaming with diversity.  They innovate, collaborate, and employ sound science to improve water quality, create habitat for plants and wildlife, and help to slow the warming of our climate.
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Registration Link - Click Here!

​Following are the materials for the meeting.  We hope to see all our member Leagues represented!  
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2026_lwv_umrr_annual_meeting_agenda_june_9.pdf
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tenth__annual_meeting_umrr_ilo_2025__minutes_.docx
File Size: 26 kb
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2026-2027_program_for_action.docx
File Size: 16 kb
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umrr_bylaws_proposed_amended_feb_2026__1___3___1___2_.docx
File Size: 31 kb
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2026-27_budget_committee_worksheet.pdf
File Size: 234 kb
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Photo: the Wetlands Initiative
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Paul Botts - photo Chicago Tribune
At 7pm, our speaker will be Paul Botts, talking about wetlands - historically, currently and in the future.  

Paul Botts has been President and Executive Director of the Wetlands Initiative (TWI) since 2011. He serves on steering or executive committees of the Chicago Wilderness Alliance and the Chicago-Calumet Rivers Watershed Alliance, and is a board officer of the statewide Prairie State Conservation Coalition. Before joining TWI, Paul was Director of Chicago Programs at the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. He’d previously served in operations and development roles at The Nature Conservancy of Illinois and then spent a few years managing a professional theater company. A Chicago native and recovered newspaper reporter, Paul has served on the boards of Gift Theatre Company and the Alliance for the Great Lakes. He lives with his family in the city’s South Loop.

Following are the materials that were approved at the 2025 Annual Meeting, included here for reference if needed.  
2025_lwv_umrr_ilo_annual_meeting_agenda_final__1_.docx
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ilo_annual_meeting_minutes5-29-2024___3_.docx
File Size: 24 kb
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2025_2026_umrr_final_proposed_budget.xlsx
File Size: 47 kb
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6.2.2025_treasurers_report.docx
File Size: 55 kb
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2024_annual_meeting_treasurers_report_1.docx
File Size: 41 kb
File Type: docx
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umrr_bylaws_amended_may_2024.docx
File Size: 28 kb
File Type: docx
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proposed_bylaws_change_june_2025.docx
File Size: 18 kb
File Type: docx
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program_for_action_2025-26.pdf
File Size: 336 kb
File Type: pdf
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actcom_annual_report_may_2025__4_.docx
File Size: 21 kb
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umrr_action_committee_policies_and_procedures__4_.docx
File Size: 29 kb
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lwv_umrr_member_leagues_as_of_5-20-25.pdf
File Size: 26 kb
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